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Austria's Space Waltz: Beaming Strauss into the Cosmos

June 2, 2025

What would extraterrestrials think of the waltz? This was the question that came to mind on a recent Saturday evening. The Vienna Symphony Orchestra performed Johann Strauss’s famous “Blue Danube” waltz. At the same time, a large antenna in Cebreros, Spain, sent the music into space. The Vienna

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Blue Danube Waltz Finally Hits the Cosmic Stage

June 1, 2025

The "Blue Danube" waltz by Johann Strauss II has finally reached the stars. This event took place on a Saturday. A large radio antenna in Spain, operated by the European Space Agency, sent the waltz into the cosmos. The antenna was pointed at Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth, which i